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The Year of Our Lord 1976

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DateAgeEventBishopTitleCurrent Title
Mar75.9ResignedHeinrich BaakenAuxiliary Bishop of Münster, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
1 Mar45.2Ordained BishopAngel Nicolás Acha DuarteTitular Bishop of LamdiaBishop of Carapeguá, Paraguay
66.6DiedHarold William Henry, S.S.C.M.E. †Apostolic Administrator of Cheju-Do, Korea (South)
64.4AppointedBaptist MudarthaBishop of Allahabad, IndiaBishop Emeritus
59.1AppointedJoão Batista Przyklenk, M.S.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Tromsø, NorwayBishop Emeritus of Januária, Minas Gerais, Brazil
47.4AppointedThéophane Matthew Thannickunnel, O. Praem. †Bishop of Jabalpur, IndiaBishop Emeritus
47.0AppointedGilberto Valbuena SánchezVicar Apostolic of La Paz en la Baja California Sur, MéxicoBishop Emeritus of Colima, México
71.6AppointedLouis Vangeke, M.S.C. †Bishop of Bereina, Papua New GuineaBishop Emeritus
75.2RetiredJohann Wember, M.S.F. †Vicar Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}Vicar Apostolic Emeritus
2 Mar79.2DiedJoseph Grueter, C.M.M. †Bishop Emeritus of Umtata, South Africa
3 Mar66.0DiedPetrus (Johannes) Borne, O.S.B. †Abbot of Order of Saint Benedict
4 Mar42.4AppointedUlises Aurelio Casiano VargasBishop of Mayagüez, Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus
79.5DiedPaul-Léon-Jean ChevalierBishop Emeritus of Le Mans, France
41.2AppointedOscar Valero CruzAuxiliary Bishop of Manila, PhilippinesArchbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
41.2AppointedOscar Valero CruzTitular Bishop of MartiranoArchbishop Emeritus of Lingayen-Dagupan, Philippines
43.7AppointedElden Francis CurtissBishop of Helena, Montana, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
5 Mar59.4DiedEnrico BartolettiArchbishop Emeritus of Lucca, Italy
66.3AppointedSante PortalupiApostolic Pro-Nuncio to MoroccoApostolic Nuncio to Portugal
6 Mar BornGrégoire DrouotBishop-Elect of Nevers, France
63.2AppointedAlejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. †Auxiliary Bishop of Sucre, BoliviaCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus
63.2AppointedAlejandro Mestre Descals, S.J. †Titular Bishop of Tigisi in MauretaniaCoadjutor Archbishop Emeritus of Sucre, Bolivia
56.8AppointedJerome Arthur (Gerolamo) Pechillo, T.O.R. †Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, USA
7 Mar21.6Simple VowsJoaquim Carlos Carvalho, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Jataí, Goias, Brazil
BornGodfrey Jackson MwasekagaAuxiliary Bishop-Elect of Mbeya, Tanzania
8 Mar86.2DiedNicola MargiottaArchbishop Emeritus of Brindisi, Italy
39.6AppointedLuis Morales ReyesAuxiliary Bishop of Tacámbaro, Michoacán, MéxicoArchbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
39.6AppointedLuis Morales ReyesTitular Bishop of BurcaArchbishop Emeritus of San Luis Potosí, México
10 Mar23.9ProfessedEdward Nicholas (Hugh) Gilbert, O.S.B.Member of Order of Saint BenedictBishop of Aberdeen, Scotland, Great Britain
11 Mar56.7AppointedErnesto Corripio y AhumadaArchbishop of Puebla de los Ángeles, MéxicoCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of México, Federal District
13 Mar24.5Ordained PriestSalvatore Rino FisichellaPriest of Roma {Rome}, ItalyPro-Prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization
73.8RetiredRoger André Marcel JohanBishop of Agen, FranceBishop Emeritus
54.4SucceededSabin-Marie Saint-GaudensBishop of Agen, FranceBishop Emeritus
15 Mar41.2Ordained BishopIreneo Alisla Amantillo, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of GirusBishop Emeritus of Tandag, Philippines
84.0DiedIrzio Luigi Magliacani, O.F.M. Cap. †Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of Arabia, Yemen
40.3AppointedClaudio Silvero Acosta, S.C.I. di Béth.Bishop of Coronel Oviedo, ParaguayAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Encarnación, Paraguay
16 Mar53.3Ordained BishopPietro Salvatore Colombo, O.F.M. †Bishop of Mogadiscio, Somalia
17 Mar80.2RetiredJames FergusBishop of Achonry, IrelandBishop Emeritus
26.4Ordained PriestWenceslao Selga Padilla, C.I.C.M. †Priest of Congregation of the Immaculate Heart of MaryPrefect of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
18 Mar49.7AppointedLuigi BommaritoAuxiliary Bishop of Agrigento (Girgenti), ItalyArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
49.7AppointedLuigi BommaritoTitular Bishop of VannidaArchbishop Emeritus of Catania, Italy
19 Mar56.0ResignedJosé Germán Benavides MorriberónTitular Bishop of MadesBishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
56.0ResignedJosé Germán Benavides MorriberónAuxiliary Bishop of Arequipa, PeruBishop Emeritus of Chachapoyas, Peru
25.7Ordained PriestMichael Joseph BoulettePriest of San Antonio, Texas, USAAuxiliary Bishop
55.6AppointedLuigi MavernaSecretary General of the Italian Episcopal ConferenceArchbishop Emeritus of Ferrara-Comacchio, Italy
29.2Ordained PriestÂngelo PignoliPriest of Franca, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Quixadá, Ceara, Brazil
24.1ProfessedJosé Javier Travieso Martín, C.M.F.Member of Missionary Sons of the Immaculate Heart of MaryVicar Apostolic of San José del Amazonas, Peru
20 Mar52.5Ordained BishopFrancesco Tarcisio CarboniBishop of Macerata e Tolentino, ItalyBishop of Macerata-Tolentino-Recanati-Cingoli-Treia, Italy
73.3RetiredJoannes de Reeper, M.H.M. †Bishop of Kisumu, KenyaBishop Emeritus
49.9Ordained BishopRaymond Augustin Chihiro Sato, O.P. †Bishop of Sendai, JapanBishop Emeritus
21 Mar48.2Ordained BishopFrançois Xavier Tabao Manjarimanana, S.J. †Bishop of Mananjary, Madagascar
23 Mar54.3SelectedOtmar MäderBishop of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
24 Mar64.3AppointedNicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Ariano, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
64.3AppointedNicola Agnozzi, O.F.M. Conv. †Bishop of Lacedonia, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Ariano Irpino-Lacedonia, Italy
67.6DiedRobert Joseph DwyerArchbishop Emeritus of Portland in Oregon, USA
75.9RetiredJoseph HaslerBishop of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
57.3AppointedWilliam Robert JohnsonBishop of Orange in California, USA
59.9AppointedConstantino José Lüers, O.F.M. †Bishop of Penedo, Alagoas, BrazilBishop Emeritus
57.1AppointedHeinrich MachensAuxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim, GermanyAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
57.1AppointedHeinrich MachensTitular Bishop of BidaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Hildesheim, Germany
54.7AppointedAbel Alonso Núñez, O. de M. †Bishop of Campo Maior, Piaui, BrazilBishop Emeritus
67.7ResignedJosé Terceiro de SousaBishop of Penedo, Alagoas, BrazilBishop Emeritus
25 Mar27.3Ordained PriestRodolfo Fontiveros BeltranPriest of Tuguegarao, PhilippinesBishop of San Fernando de La Union, Philippines
59.0AppointedGiovanni BenedettiBishop of Foligno, ItalyBishop Emeritus
45.9Ordained BishopEmilio Pablo Bianchi di CárcanoTitular Bishop of LesinaBishop Emeritus of Azul, Argentina
53.0Ordained BishopGeorge Basil Hume, O.S.B. †Cardinal, Archbishop of Westminster, England, Great Britain
54.3ConfirmedOtmar MäderBishop of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop Emeritus
51.7Ordained BishopArquimínio Rodrigues da CostaBishop of Macau, ChinaBishop Emeritus
77.1DiedJames Donald ScanlanArchbishop Emeritus of Glasgow, Scotland, Great Britain
26 Mar46.1AppointedAloysius Matthew AmbrozicAuxiliary Bishop of Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
46.1AppointedAloysius Matthew AmbrozicTitular Bishop of ValabriaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
42.9AppointedGeorge Francis DanielBishop of South Africa, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
68.4ResignedJohn Colburn GarnerBishop of South Africa, MilitaryArchbishop Emeritus of Pretoria, South Africa
51.3AppointedRobert LebelBishop of Valleyfield, Québec, CanadaBishop Emeritus
27 Mar58.3AppointedEstêvão Cardoso de Avellar, O.P. †Prelate of Santíssima Conceição do Araguaia, Para, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil
28 Mar39.3Ordained BishopJaime Pedro GonçalvesTitular Bishop of FicusArchbishop Emeritus of Beira, Mozambique
70.1DiedPaul-Joseph Hoffer, S. M. †Superior General Emeritus of Society of Mary
30 Mar37.4Ordained BishopAntonio Isauro Alzate BuenafeTitular Bishop of MetaAuxiliary Bishop of Nueva Segovia, Philippines
53.6AppointedJoseph Phan Văn HoaCoadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
53.6AppointedJoseph Phan Văn HoaTitular Bishop of AcciCoadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
53.6Ordained BishopJoseph Phan Văn HoaTitular Bishop of AcciCoadjutor Bishop of Quy Nhơn (Qui Nhơn), Viet Nam
31 Mar54.1InstalledNorman Francis McFarlandBishop of Reno, Nevada, USABishop Emeritus of Orange in California, USA
44.3Ordained BishopJoseph Peter O’ConnellTitular Bishop of Sanctus GermanusAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Melbourne, Australia
1 Apr45.7AppointedOrlando Octacílio Dotti, O.F.M. Cap.Bishop of Barra (do Rio Grande), Bahia, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Vacaria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
52.1AppointedMichael MurphyCoadjutor Bishop of Cork and Ross, IrelandBishop
52.1AppointedMichael MurphyTitular Bishop of SilaBishop of Cork and Ross, Ireland
2 Apr52.9AppointedBruno ForestiArchbishop of Modena (e Nonantola), ItalyBishop Emeritus of Brescia, Italy
88.4DiedCarlo GranoCardinal, Cardinal-Priest of San Marcello
56.0AppointedKornél Pataky (Pataki)Bishop of Győr (Raab), HungaryBishop Emeritus
63.9AppointedLászló TóthAuxiliary Bishop of Veszprém, HungaryAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus
63.9AppointedLászló TóthTitular Bishop of BaiaAuxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Veszprém, Hungary
3 Apr26.6Ordained PriestMarkus BüchelPriest of Sankt Gallen, SwitzerlandBishop
52.5DiedJoão Antonio da Silva SaraivaBishop of Coimbra, Portugal
26.4Ordained PriestFreddy Jesús Fuenmayor SuárezPriest of Los Teques, VenezuelaBishop
24.8Ordained PriestVittorio LanzaniPriest of Pavia, ItalySecretary Emeritus of the Fabric of St. Peter
49.2CeasedCarlos Oviedo Cavada, O. de M. †Apostolic Administrator of Calama, ChileCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus of Santiago de Chile
38.0Ordained BishopPaul Zingtung GrawngTitular Bishop of RusguniaeArchbishop Emeritus of Mandalay, Myanmar
4 Apr43.2Ordained BishopGiuseppe CostanzoTitular Bishop of MazacaArchbishop Emeritus of Siracusa, Italy
43.9Ordained BishopAntónio dos SantosTitular Bishop of TabboraBishop Emeritus of Guarda, Portugal
6 Apr24.7Ordained PriestRomulo Geolina VallesPriest of Tagum, PhilippinesArchbishop of Davao, Philippines
7 Apr71.6DiedLorenzo Bessone, I.M.C. †Bishop of Meru, Kenya
9 Apr27.4Ordained PriestCharles Maung Bo, S.D.B.Priest of Salesians of Saint John BoscoCardinal, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar
42.2InstalledJohn Jocelyn Madden, S.D.B. †Prefect of Lashio, MyanmarPrefect Emeritus
10 Apr89.1DiedIlario AlciniTitular Archbishop of Nicaea
47.1AppointedNestor AssogbaBishop of Parakou, BeninArchbishop Emeritus of Cotonou, Benin
52.6AppointedLeo Morris ClarkeBishop of Maitland, AustraliaBishop Emeritus of Maitland-Newcastle, Australia
65.9ResignedAntoon Konings, S.M.A. †Bishop of Keta-Ho, GhanaBishop Emeritus
46.0AppointedPhilippe Fanoko Kossi KpodzroBishop of Atakpamé, TogoArchbishop Emeritus of Lomé, Togo
35.0AppointedJuan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P.Auxiliary Bishop of Puerto Maldonado, PeruVicar Apostolic Emeritus
35.0AppointedJuan José Larrañeta Olleta, O.P.Titular Bishop of Marazanae RegiaeVicar Apostolic Emeritus of Puerto Maldonado, Peru
38.3AppointedFrancis Anani Kofi LodonuBishop of Keta-Ho, GhanaBishop Emeritus of Ho, Ghana
42.9AppointedPetero MatacaArchbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus
40.1AppointedVincent NsengiyumvaArchbishop of Kigali, Rwanda
57.1ResignedBernard Oguki-AtakpahBishop of Atakpamé, TogoBishop Emeritus
55.2ResignedGeorge Hamilton Pearce, S.M. †Archbishop of Suva, Fiji, Pacific (Oceania)Archbishop Emeritus
61.5AppointedAndré Perraudin, M. Afr. †Archbishop (Personal Title) of Kabgayi, RwandaBishop Emeritus
56.1AppointedSimon Ignatius PimentaArchbishop of Bombay, IndiaCardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
54.5AppointedVictor Razafimahatratra, S.J. †Archbishop of Tananarive, MadagascarCardinal, Archbishop of Antananarivo, Madagascar
63.1AppointedMarcello RosinaBishop of Civita Castellana, Orte e Gallese, ItalyBishop Emeritus of Civita Castellana (, Orte, Gallese, Nepi e Sutri), Italy
12 Apr49.5AppointedGilbert Ignatius SheldonAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA
49.5AppointedGilbert Ignatius SheldonTitular Bishop of TaparuraBishop Emeritus of Steubenville, Ohio, USA
13 Apr55.5ResignedFrancisco Esteves Dias, O.S.B. †Bishop of Luso, AngolaBishop Emeritus
52.5ResignedAmérico HenriquesBishop of Nova Lisboa, AngolaBishop Emeritus
56.6AppointedJoseph Francis MaguireCoadjutor Bishop of Springfield in Massachusetts, USABishop Emeritus
14 Apr24.0Ordained PriestJose Fuerte AdvinculaPriest of Capiz, PhilippinesCardinal, Archbishop of Manila, Philippines
23.6Ordained PriestAntonio Di DonnaPriest of Napoli {Naples}, ItalyBishop of Acerra, Italy
47.4AppointedJoseph Phan Thế HinhCoadjutor Bishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet NamBishop
47.4AppointedJoseph Phan Thế HinhTitular Bishop of MadesBishop of Hưng Hóa, Viet Nam
15 Apr24.3Ordained PriestZbigniew Tadeusz Kusy, O.F.M.Priest of Order of Friars MinorBishop of Kaga-Bandoro, Central African Republic
25.0Ordained PriestPiotr LiberaPriest of Katowice, PolandBishop Emeritus of Płock, Poland
19 Apr68.0DiedJoseph Bartholomew Evangelisti, O.F.M. Cap. †Bishop Emeritus of Meerut, India
20 Apr82.0DiedJoseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. †Bishop Emeritus of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
82.0ResignedJoseph Augustin Hagendorens, C.P. †Titular Bishop of Sicca VeneriaBishop Emeritus of Tshumbe, Congo (Dem. Rep.)
60.8AppointedMichael Joseph MurphyAuxiliary Bishop of Cleveland, Ohio, USABishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
60.8AppointedMichael Joseph MurphyTitular Bishop of ArindelaBishop Emeritus of Erie, Pennsylvania, USA
72.8DiedFrancis Clement Van Hoeck, O.S.B. †Abbot Emeritus of Pietersburg, South Africa
21 Apr48.9AppointedAlfredo Mario Espósito Castro, C.M.F. †Bishop of Zárate-Campana, ArgentinaBishop Emeritus
71.3ResignedNatale MosconiArchbishop of Ferrara, ItalyArchbishop Emeritus
22 Apr77.1RetiredIgnace Pierre XVI (Louis) BatanianPatriarch of Cilicia (Armenian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus
77.1RetiredIgnace Pierre XVI (Louis) BatanianBishop of Beirut {Bairut} (Armenian), LebanonPatriarch Emeritus of Cilicia (Armenian), Lebanon
24 Apr25.0Ordained PriestGuillermo Dela Vega AfablePriest of Davao, PhilippinesBishop of Digos, Philippines
60.4AppointedRonald Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. †Coadjutor Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
60.4AppointedRonald Gerard Connors, C.SS.R. †Titular Bishop of EquizetumBishop Emeritus of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
26.1Ordained PriestDomenico CornacchiaPriest of Altamura-Gravina-Acquaviva delle Fonti, ItalyBishop of Molfetta-Ruvo-Giovinazzo-Terlizzi, Italy
26.2Ordained PriestPatrick James DunnPriest of Auckland, New ZealandBishop Emeritus
43.9AppointedFabio Mamerto Rivas Santos, S.D.B. †Bishop of Barahona, Dominican RepublicBishop Emeritus
25 Apr53.8Ordained BishopDante Carlos SandrelliTitular Bishop of Germania in DaciaBishop Emeritus of Formosa, Argentina
64.3InstalledHerman To PaivuArchbishop of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
26 Apr56.7AppointedAlan Charles ClarkBishop of East Anglia, England, Great BritainBishop Emeritus
27 Apr27.4Ordained DeaconClyde Martin HarveyDeacon of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, AntillesBishop of Saint George’s in Grenada, Antilles
28 Apr43.8Ordained BishopElden Francis CurtissBishop of Helena, Montana, USAArchbishop Emeritus of Omaha, Nebraska, USA
54.5AppointedGirolamo PrigioneApostolic Pro-Nuncio to NigeriaApostolic Nuncio Emeritus to México
29 Apr56.3AppointedAloísio Ariovaldo (Tarcísio) Amaral, C.SS.R. †Bishop of Limeira, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Campanha, Minas Gerais, Brazil
25.0Ordained DeaconEarl Alfred Boyea, Jr.Deacon of Detroit, Michigan, USABishop of Lansing, Michigan, USA
49.2AppointedFrancis Thomas HurleyArchbishop of Anchorage, Alaska, USAArchbishop Emeritus
43.3AppointedEmílio PignoliBishop of Mogi das Cruzes, Sao Paulo, BrazilBishop Emeritus of Campo Limpo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
30 Apr42.5Ordained BishopUlises Aurelio Casiano VargasBishop of Mayagüez, Puerto RicoBishop Emeritus
BornGjergj MetaBishop of Rrëshen, Albania
48.1ResignedYves-Marie Georges René Ramousse, M.E.P. †Vicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, CambodiaVicar Apostolic Emeritus
38.5SucceededJoseph Chhmar SalasVicar Apostolic of Phnom-Penh, Cambodia
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